11 — 13.05, 18 — 20.05, 25 — 27.05
Samah Hijawi
Memories Around the Kitchen Table
free school — premiere
| English | Free participation, registration required (from 3 April at 11am on this page), limited capacity
Since 2020, artist Samah Hijawi has been working on projects in Brussels that centre on the many (hi)stories linked with the foods on our table. She works with women who cook in community kitchens around the city to find ways to capture the many memories attached to one type of food. As part of her new trajectory, she is looking at how recipes are connected with the body, and how they are often linked with significant moments in life; for example, food made for the mourning period, or foods that celebrate a new year, in different cultures. Starting from crucial moments of life, Hijawi opens six standalone workshops, each happening over two days and exploring one life event. Taking this moment in life as a starting point, participants will share and document their stories and recipes. The aim is to recover the knowledge each of us possesses, perhaps by calling relatives for recipe details or by sharing memories of food and what they mean to us. The second day, the same group will cook and share their food with other people. Six gatherings for six moments in life, crossing the festival as an ideal arc of life.
Recipes for nursing parents
11.05, 16:00 – 18:00
12.05, 10:00 – 15:00
Recipes to celebrate a new year
12.05, 16:00 – 18:00
13.05, 10:00 – 15:00
Recipes that remind you of someone faraway
18.05, 16:00 – 18:00
19.05, 10:00 – 15:00
Recipes to celebrate a wedding
19.05, 16:00 – 18:00
20.05, 10:00 – 15:00
Recipes for the mourning period
25.05, 16:00 – 18:00
26.05, 10:00 – 15:00
+ ARTIST TALK 18:00
Aphrodisiac recipes
26.05, 16:00 – 18:00
27.05, 10:00 – 15:00
11.05
- 16:00 → 18:00
- Recipes for nursing parents
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
12.05
- 10:00 → 15:00
- Recipes for nursing parents
- 16:00 → 18:00
- Recipes to celebrate a new year
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
13.05
- 10:00 → 15:00
- Recipes to celebrate a new year
18.05
- 16:00 → 18:00
- Recipes that remind you of someone faraway
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
19.05
- 10:00 → 15:00
- Recipes that remind you of someone faraway
- 16:00 → 18:00
- Recipes to celebrate a wedding
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
20.05
- 10:00 → 15:00
- Recipes to celebrate a wedding
25.05
- 16:00 → 18:00
- Recipes for the mourning period
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
26.05
- 10:00 → 15:00
- Recipes for the mourning period
- 16:00 → 18:00
- Aphrodisiac recipes
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
- 18:00
- artist talk
27.05
- 10:00 → 15:00
- Aphrodisiac recipes
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, KVS
Concept: Samah Hijawi
Production: Kunstenfestivaldesarts
With the support of Kunstenwerkplaats vzw, Cultureghem
A first iteration of this project was started in collaboration with De Kriekelaar, Community Kitchen, and Citizenne
